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Team of two engineers installing solar panels on roof Kolkata: Solar cell manufacturer Jupiter International is setting up an ingot-wafer manufacturing plant in Nagpur, with an investment of Rs 3,000 crore. The work has already started, and the plant is likely to be fully operational in phases over the next 20 months, said company CEO Dhruv Sharma.Jupiter now imports wafers — thin slices of crystalline silicon that act as the fundamental semiconductor substrate for photovoltaic solar cells — from China. “The proposed plant will be of 3 GW annual capacity,” said Sharma.The company, which has been manufacturing solar cells since…
New Delhi, July 28: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has said that 166 Indian seafarers are currently in and around the Strait of Hormuz region, with the government closely tracking their safety amid heightened maritime tensions.Addressing a regular media briefing in New Delhi, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated that six Indian-flagged vessels are operating west of the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf, carrying a total of 125 Indian crew members. Additionally, 41 Indian nationals are serving aboard foreign-flagged ships in the same area.Jaiswal said the Ministry of Shipping is working in coordination with Indian missions in the…
CJP hits back at Kangana Ranaut NEW DELHI: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has dismissed BJP MP Kangana Ranaut’s attack on young protesters, saying even her own party colleagues do not take her seriously so why should they.”Even members of her own party don’t pay much heed to Kangana Ranaut or take her seriously, so why should we?” CJP chief spokesperson Saurav Das said. “I don’t think anyone in Gen Z, Gen Alpha, or any younger generation takes her seriously or listens to what she says.”Das pointed to Ranaut’s own remarks from her Himachal Pradesh constituency, where she had said…
MUMBAI: The Bombay high court has granted ad-interim relief to Mumbai-based real estate developer SD Corporation Pvt Ltd in a defamation suit, directing that allegedly defamatory social media posts, videos and messages targeting the company and its MHADA redevelopment project should not be circulated further until the next hearing.Justice Abhay Ahuja passed the order on July 27 while hearing an interim application filed by SD Corporation in its suit against Devang Dave and others. The court held that the company had made out a prima facie case for ad-interim relief.According to the suit, SD Corporation, a joint venture between the…
Dharmendra Pradhan returned to Odisha after resigning as Union education minister. BHUBANESWAR: Senior BJP leader Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday returned to his native Odisha for the first time since resigning as the Union education minister amid massive protests.He received a warm welcome from state ministers and BJP MLAs at the Bhubaneswar airport, news agency PTI reported.Five state ministers, 21 other BJP legislators, two former MLAs and senior party leaders were present at the Biju Patnaik International Airport to welcome the Sambalpur MP.’Dharmendra Pradhan zindabad’ slogan rent the air as his supporters lined both sides of the road to welcome their…
Dibrugarh: Assam’s bought-leaf factories may stop accepting green leaves from Aug 3 over pesticide-residue concerns.The Assam Bought Leaf Tea Manufacturers’ Association (ABLTMA) on Tuesday said the suspension would apply unless small growers certify their produce is free of banned and unauthorised pesticides. The measure will be enforced only if talks with Assam govt, the Tea Board and growers’ associations fail to yield a solution before Aug 3.President Chand Gohain said FAITTA would retest auctioned tea and return consignments exceeding maximum residue limits, possibly seeking refunds.ABLTMA said efforts by stakeholders reduced the use of banned pesticide monocrotophos by nearly 80% compared…
An initiative to refurbish and upgrade police barricades across Udupi district has been launched Udupi: A major initiative to refurbish and upgrade police barricades across Udupi district has been launched with the support of a private party.SP Hariram Shankar said that as part of the first phase of the project, eight police barricades in the jurisdiction of the Udupi Town police station, which required repairs, have been completely refurbished and upgraded with uniform design and prescribed quality standards. Kalkura Refrigeration have extedned support to the project.The upgraded barricades were formally handed over to the SP on Monday. At present, the…
Passengers at Patna Junction Patna: In view of the expected heavy rush of pilgrims visiting the famous Baba Baidyanath Temple at Deoghar during the monthlong Shrawani Mela beginning from July 30, the railways will run 12 pairs of special trains either originating from or passing through different stations under the East Central Railway (ECR).The special trains have been planned to facilitate the smooth movement of devotees, particularly ‘kanwariyas’ during the annual religious fair. The special passenger train services will connect several important destinations in Bihar, Jharkhand, and neighbouring states to Deoghar and other pilgrimage centres.According to ECR chief public relations…
Bokaro: Five men were arrested for robbing a fish trader of Rs 2.07 lakh at gunpoint earlier this month in Giridih district, police said. Two country-made pistols, three live cartridges, two motorcycles without number plates allegedly used in the crime and Rs 10,000 cash were seized from their possession.“Mohammad Aftab, a fish trader, was robbed at gunpoint near the forest office in Mohanpur on July 23,” SP Bimal Kumar said. The incident took place under Panchamba police station limits. A special investigation team, led by DSP-2 Rupendra Kumar Rana, tracked the accused and arrested them from Gandey and Bengabad areas.“The…
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday granted interim protection against coercive action to former TMC MLA Atin Ghosh till Aug 14 in a land scam case.Justice Tirthankar Ghosh is scheduled to hear the matter on Aug 10.The complaint was filed against Ghosh by a Bidhannagar resident alleging that when Ghosh was the deputy mayor of KMC, he allegedly snatched a piece of land at a nominal price. Source link